Information transmission method, packet data gateway, and policy and charging rules function

Abstract

Disclosed are an information transmission method, a packet data gateway, and a policy and charging rules function. The method includes: after receiving a Mobile IPv6 support for Dual Stack Hosts and Routers (DSMIPv6) binding update signaling, a packet data network gateway (P-GW) notifying a source User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF); and the PCRF notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a fixed broadband access network. The above-mentioned method provides the UDP port number for the fixed broadband access network according to whether the IPSec capsulation is performed on the user plane data, which makes the fixed broadband access network be able to identify the user plane data of the user equipment correctly and perform a corresponding policy control.

What we claim is: 
     
       1. An information transmission method, comprising: after receiving a Mobile IPv6 support for Dual Stack Hosts and Routers (DSMIPv6) binding update signaling, a packet data network gateway (P-GW) notifying a source User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF); and the PCRF notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a fixed broadband access network;
 further comprising: 
 the P-GW notifying the IPSec source UDP port number to the PCRF after the P-GW itself triggers to establish a Child IPSec security association; and the PCRF notifying the IPSec source UDP port number to the fixed broadband access network. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein,
 in the step of notifying a source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a PCRF, the P-GW further notifies an Internet protocol security (IPSec) source UDP port number to the PCRF; and 
 in the step of notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a fixed broadband access network, the PCRF further notifies the IPSec source UDP port number to the fixed broadband access network. 
 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 after the fixed broadband access network receives the IPSec source UDP port number, adopting the IPSec source UDP port number to replace the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling, or adding the IPSec source UDP port number. 
 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, the step of a P-GW notifying a source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a PCRF comprises: the P-GW sending tunnel header information to the PCRF, comprising the source UPD port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling; and
 the step of the PCRF notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a fixed broadband access network comprises: the PCRF obtaining the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling and notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to the fixed broadband access network. 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the P-GW sending the tunnel header information or user plane data of the user equipment to the PCRF, to notify the PCRF to perform IPSec capsulation; and 
 the step of the PCRF notifying the IPSec source UDP port number to the fixed broadband access network comprising: after the PCRF analyzes according to the tunnel header information and acquires that the IPSec capsulation is performed on the user plane data of the user equipment, notifying the IPSec source UDP port number to the fixed broadband access network; or performing the IPSec capsulation according to the user plane data of the user equipment sent by the P-GW and notifying the IPSec source UDP port number to the fixed broadband access network. 
 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the P-GW notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to the PCRF after the user equipment or the P-GW itself triggers to delete the Child IPSec security association; and 
 the PCRF notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to the fixed broad Band access network, to replace the IPSec source UDP port number. 
 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein,
 in the step of notifying a source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a PCRF, the P-GW further notifies the IPSec source UDP port number to the PCRF; and 
 the PCRF notifies the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to the fixed broadband access network after analyzing and acquiring that the IPSec capsulation is not performed on the user plane data of the user equipment. 
 
     
     
       8. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, in the step of notifying a source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a PCRF, the P-GW further notifies the IPSec source UDP port number to the PCRF, and notifies the PCRF that the IPSec capsulation is not performed on the user plane data of the user equipment; and
 the PCRF notifies the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to the fixed broadband access network after acquiring that the IPSec capsulation is not performed on the user plane data of the user equipment. 
 
     
     
       9. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, the step of the PCRF notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a fixed broadband access network comprises:
 when the PCRF does not establish the gateway control session yet, sending message of establishing the gateway control session to the fixed broadband access network, wherein, the message carries the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling; and 
 when the PCRF has established the gateway control session, notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to the fixed broadband access network through the gateway control session. 
 
     
     
       10. The method according to  claim 2 , wherein, the step of the PCRF notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling and the IPSec source UDP port number to the fixed broadband access network comprises:
 when the PCRF does not establish the gateway control session yet, sending message of establishing the gateway control session to the fixed broadband access network, wherein, the message carries the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling and the IPSec source UDP port number; and 
 when the PCRF has established the gateway control session, notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling and the IPSec source UDP port number to the fixed broadband access network through the gateway control session. 
 
     
     
       11. A packet data network gateway, comprising a processor, configured to:
 receive a Mobile IPv6 support for Dual Stack Hosts and Routers (DSMIPv6) binding update signaling, 
 
       analyze the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling; and 
       notify a source User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF);
 wherein, the processor is further configured to notify the IPSec source UDP port number to the PCRF after the packet data network gateway triggers to establish a child IPSec security association; 
 the packet data network gateway (P-GW) further comprising a memory coupled to the processor, configured to sore the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling obtained and the IPSec source UDP port number obtained. 
 
     
     
       12. The packet data network gateway according to  claim 11 , wherein,
 the information sending unit is further configured to notify an Internet protocol security (IPSec) source UDP port number to the PCRF when notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to the PCRF. 
 
     
     
       13. The packet data network gateway according to  claim 11 , wherein,
 the processor is further configured to notify the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to the PCRF after the user equipment or the packet data network gateway deletes the Child IPSec security association. 
 
     
     
       14. An IP Edge, used as a network element of a fixed broadband network access network, comprising a processor configured to:
 receive a source User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port number of a Mobile IPv6 support for dual stack Hosts and Reuters (DSMIPv6) binding update signaling from a policy and charging rules function (PCRF); and 
 perform identification and policy control on user plane data according to the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling obtained; 
 
       wherein,
 the processor is further configured to receive an internet protocol security (IPSec) source UDP port number; and
 the processor is further configured to perform identification and policy control on the user plane data according to the IPSec source UDP port number obtained; the IP edge further comprising a memory coupled to the processor, configured to store the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling obtained and the IPsec source UDP port number obtained. 
 
 
     
     
       15. The IP Edge according to  claim 14 , wherein,
 the processor is configured to obtain the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling or the IPSec source UDP port number from the PCRF directly or through a broadband policy control framework (BPCF).